Presiding over a high level meeting in Islamabad, the prime minister said that all institutions will continue to work in synergy for the protection of public.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Director-General ISI Lt General Zaheerul Islam were all present in the meeting.

The meeting reviewed the overall internal and external security situation, the ongoing dialogue process with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the prime minister reiterated the government’s determination to take every step possible for the security of the nation.

Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan apprised the meeting between the Taliban committee and the government committee, and said that the Taliban committee has been asked to set a clear direction for result-oriented dialogue.

He expressed concern regarding the incidence of terror attack while peace talks were underway. He added that it is time to make the ongoing dialogue process productive and that the Taliban committee had been asked to discuss the agenda of the Taliban Shura.